An impressive collection of 51 articles by foremost scholars in the field of the history of medieval philosophy, discussing such subjects as 14th century logic; the influence of Ockham, Ficino, Aquinas and Duns Scotus; connections between philosophy and theology, and between philosophy and politics; the Aristotelian tradition; and the position of science. more...

The thought of Meister Eckhart ? the Dominican theologian, the preacher, the master of language, the mystic ? exudes a remarkable fascination on the modern mind, not the least due to its characteristic interplay of scholastic-academic and vernacular terminology. This volume presents the only book-length study in English of Meister Eckhart the philosopher... more...

The disciplines of philosophy make up its methodological and thematic branches of study; they reflect its self-understanding as a science according to both its basic tasks and its different approaches to them. The contributions to this anthology, arranged according to the main disciplines of philosophy, were originally presented in a special lecture... more...

This book is a collection of articles based on a lecture series about Kant's philosophy. The contributions present an excellent overview of Kant's work ? the subjects range from metaphysical, ethical, aesthetical, teleological, historical and political aspects to questions of mind, nature and education. The common topic of all articles is the examination... more...

This anthology examines stations in the development of Neoplatonist thought between its origins in late antiquity and its modern culmination in the philosophy of German Idealism. Aspects of the latter receive extensive treatment, in contrast to other anthologies on the Neoplatonic tradition. This volume's unique focus lies in its highlighting of the... more...